NOKs of victims of militant violence not entitled to govt jobs

The next of kin of the victims of militant violence and the injured are not entitled to either Assam or central government jobs as per rule, said Kamrup (Metropolitan) district Deputy Commissioner Dr M Angamathu today.
Referring to the October 30, 2008 serial bomb blasts in Guwahati, Angamathu at a press meet here said "There is no provision in both the Assam and central government rules to provide jobs to the extremist affected families."
"There is also a Supreme Court order rejecting job prayers in such instances stating the next of kin (NOK) and the injured can only receive compensation," Angamathu said.

"The issue of NOK and injured getting government jobs keep coming up from time to time. I have cleared the misconception that there is no such provision in the Assam and central government," the DC said.
"I had a meeting with all the affected families and clarified to them on the job issue. They have understood. Some of them wanted old age and widow's pension, Indira Awaaz Yojana houses, admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools and bank loans. We have assured them of help," Angamathu said.
Altogether 53 persons, including a CRPF security personnel, had died and 376 injured in the October 30 serial blasts at Ganeshguri, Chief Judicial Magistrate Court complex and Pan Bazar here, he said.

There were 32 deaths in Ganeshguri, 13 in the CJM complex and eight in Pan Bazar, Angamathu said adding, the victims were from Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

As per the Assam Government rules, Angamathu said in extremist violence, the NOK of each deceased receives Rs three lakh as compensation, while each seriously injured gets Rs 50,000 and those with simple injuries Rs 10,000 each.
"On this basis we have fulfilled the entitlement of giving Rs three lakh each to the NOKs of the 52 civilians, Rs 50,000 each to the 238 seriously injured and Rs 10,000 each to those with simple injuries," he said.

An additional Rs three lakh each was also given directly from the Centre as a 'three-year lock in account' to the NOKs, the DC said.
The CRPF personnel got compensation as per their force rule from the Central Reserve Police Force, he said.
The October 30, 2008 Assam bombings triggered by the NDFB insurgent outfit had claimed nearly 90 lives and left almost 500 injured in the serial blasts in Guwahati, Barpeta Road in Barpeta district, besides Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon districts.